ABOUT
THE PROJECT

The Future of the Past is following on from a successful pilot which took place between 2020 and 2022. It is thanks to The National Heritage Lottery Fund that this project is able to take place with supporting funding from the South and East Lindsey Partnership, West Lindsey District Council and South Kesteven District Council.

 

The Future of the Past project is giving young people (11-25) the opportunity to gain skills, get creative and gain access to artists and historic collections all while discovering new and exciting aspects of Lincolnshire's history. We hope that the young creatives who get involved will feel at home in Lincolnshire's heritage and its venues and will seek to become volunteers of the future; securing the Future of the Past!! 

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The project is working alongside 6 heritage venues across Lincolnshire and one community group. The big idea is that young people will work with these venues to produce new and creative interpretations of the collections held there. This could be anything from, music, visual arts, theatre, improved web content, blogs or anything which takes the venue collections and makes something creative out of them! 

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Through this project, we are supporting venues to become more sustainable, diverse and creative. Heritage volunteers will gain new skills, develop new networks and learn how to reach new audiences.

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You may be thinking, this sounds AMAZING! What else do I need to know and how can I sign up!?

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WHEN: April 2024-April 2027

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WHERE: Venues across Lincolnshire including Gainsborough, Horncastle, Spalding, Sleaford, Boston and Bourne. See our Heritage Sites  page for more info!

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WHAT: All things art, creativity, music, drama and of course, history! 

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HOW: We have a team of Creative Practitioners who are working with our wonderful venues and talented young people to create new and fascinating interpretations of these wonderful sites. 

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​WHO: See our Who We Are page to see our team and partners. DoYou want to get involved? If you are a young person (11-25) and you want to get creative, we want to hear from you! If you are young (at heart) and would like to volunteer at a venue, or come along to one of our events. Head to the bottom of this page or to our Contact page. 

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And Lastly, we want to say a Huge THANK YOU to our main funders for making this happen.

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